Lynda.com now available to UBC faculty and staff
UBC Human Resources and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology have recently announced a five-month pilot of lynda.com resources at UBC.
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SOILx adds virtual layers to our understanding of soil
BCcampus highlights the SOILx project, which provides "rich, geo-located information about different soil study sites across Canada."
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Facebook launches Open Academy to give kids college credit for open source contributions
Facebook recently launched their "Open Academy," a partnership with 22 universities that will create a special program where students can get college credit for contributing to open source projects.
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Higher education LMS market: 2013 edition
Phil Hill has published an updated 2013 version of his anglosphere Learning Management System (LMS) market infographic.
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MOOCs are reaching only privileged learners, survey finds
According to a new survey by the University of Pennsylvania of 34,779 students who took 24 different Penn courses offered on Coursera, most people who take a MOOC already hold a degree from a traditional institution.
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The failure of Udacity
George Siemens reacts to the news of Udacity's focus on vocational skills and charging for classes: "Make no mistake – this is a failure of Udacity and Sebastian Thrun.
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Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun, Godfather of free online education, changes course
Sebastian Thrun recently announced Udacity will be shifting away from higher eduction to vocational technology training.
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New Wiki Education Foundation directs program in U.S., Canada
The Wikipedia Education Program (WEP) is creating its own non-profit, the Wiki Education Foundation, which will support the goal to have the WEP directed by volunteers.
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U.S. Senators offer bill promoting open-access textbooks
Two U.S. Senators have introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act, a bill that would "encourage the creation of free online textbooks by offering grants for pilot projects that produce high-quality open-access textbooks, especially for courses with large enrolments."
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White paper on open educational resources
The Hewlett Foundation has released a white paper on Open Educational Resources (OER).
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